| Description |
1 videodisc (207 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital mono.; widescreen (Tohoscope) aspect ratio 2.35:1. |
| Language |
In Japanese with English subtitles. |
| Note |
Based on the Kabuki play-cycle: Kanakehon Chushingura / by Izumo Takeda, Shoraku Miyoshi, and Senryu Namiki. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in Japan in 1962. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Koshiro Matsumoto, Yuzo Kayama, Yoko Tsukasa, Chusha Ichikawa, Toshiro Mifune. |
| Credits |
Produced by Sanezumi Fujimoto, Tomoyuki Tanaka & Hiroshi Inagaki ; screenplay by Toshio Yasumi ; directed by Hiroshi Inagaki ; photography, Kazuo Yamada ; art direction, Kisaku Ito ; music, Akira Ifukube. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Their lord having been tricked into committing suicide by a corrupt elder court official, a group of 47 samurai who have been forced to become ronin nurse their anger and outrage, each becoming the personification of the samurai spirit, until the time is right to avenge their dead lord's honor. |
| Subject |
Forty-seven Rōnin -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Japan -- History -- Akō Vendetta, 1703 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Samurai -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Honor -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Vendetta -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (JAPANESE), VIDEODISCS.
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| Genre |
Samurai films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Fujimoto, Masumi, 1910-1979.
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Mihashi, Tatsuya, 1923-2004.
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Tanaka, Tomoyuki, 1910-1997.
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Inagaki, Hiroshi, 1905-1980.
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Yasumi, Toshio, 1903-1991.
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Matsumoto, Hakuō, Shodai, 1910-1982.
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Kayama, Yūzō, 1937-
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Ichikawa, Chūsha, 1896-1971.
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Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997.
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Ifukube, Akira, 1914-2006.
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Miyoshi, Shōraku, 1696?-1772?
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Namiki, Senryū, 1695-1751.
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Takeda, Izumo, 1691-1756.
Kana-dehon Chūshingura.
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Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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| Note |
Subtitle on container: Loyal 47 retainers |
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Also known as: Loyal 47 samurai |
| Standard No. |
014381989526 |
| Music No. |
ID9895TCDVD Image Entertainment |
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